Communism and Fascism

Communism

Communism (from Latin communis - common, universal) is a revolutionary socialist movement to create a classless, moneyless, and stateless social order structured upon common ownership of the means of production, as well as a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of this social order.

communism
n 1: a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership
2: a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless
society

Communism \Com"mu*nism\, n. [F. communisme, fr. commun common.]
A scheme of equalizing the social conditions of life;
specifically, a scheme which contemplates the abolition of
inequalities in the possession of property, as by
distributing all wealth equally to all, or by holding all
wealth in common for the equal use and advantage of all.
[1913 Webster]
Note: At different times, and in different countries, various
schemes pertaining to socialism in government and the
conditions of domestic life, as well as in the
distribution of wealth, have been called communism.
[1913 Webster]

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Fascism

Fascism () is a radical authoritarian nationalist political ideology. Fascists seek elevation of their nation based on commitment to an organic national community where its individuals are united together as one people in national identity.

fascism
n : a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical
government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)

fascism \fasc"ism\ (f[a^]sh"[i^]z'm) n.
1. a political theory advocating an authoritarian
hierarchical government; -- opposed to {democracy} and
{liberalism}.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. an authoritarian system of government under absolute
control of a single dictator, allowing no political
opposition, forcibly suppressing dissent, and rigidly
controlling most industrial and economic activities. Such
regimes usually try to achieve popularity by a strongly
nationalistic appeal, often mixed with racism.
[PJC]
3. Specifically, the Fascist movement led by Benito Mussolini
in Italy from 1922 to 1943.
[PJC]
4. broadly, a tendency toward or support of a strongly
authoritarian or dictatorial control of government or
other organizations; -- often used pejoratively in this
sense.
[PJC]

Data Sources:

communism: WordNet (r) 2.0

communism: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

communism: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44